Today’s newsletter from “The Hill” has some interesting articles. I find it most gratifying that even some Democrats are bucking Obama. On the other hand we have the RINO’s from Maine and Mass. who just can’t wait to jump on the Obama band wagon! BB

The Hill: ‘War’ of words returns post Giffords shooting
By Mike Lillis
Fifteen months after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords led to calls for politicians to tone down their rhetoric, Republicans and Democrats are prominently using “war” in their respective campaign messages.

The Hill: Altmire ads unfair, say Dem colleagues
By Cameron Joseph
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) has exasperated a number of senior House Democrats by running attack ads against his primary opponent, Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), that they see as unfair distortions.

The Hill: House GOP leaders rebuff White House push on cybersecurity
By Brendan SassoHouse Republican leaders are standing firm against intense pressure from the White House to embrace regulatory mandates for cybersecurity. (this is the Left’s bid to control the Internet and nothing less. Beware of government getting control of the People’s Voice which is exactly what the Internet is. BB)

The Hill: Carmona earnings close to $1 million
By Josh Lederman
Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona earned more than $900,000 over the past year from an array of organizations ranging from a health resort and medical schools to Coca-Cola and the company that makes Taser guns.

The Hill: Obama warns GOP not to move spending bills that break debt deal
By Erik WassonThe Obama administration on Wednesday stated for the first time that the president will not sign any 2013 spending bills until the House abandons the spending levels in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget. (No problem here since the bills must pass the Senate before they go to the President and Harry Reid is holding up 30 bills in the Senate that have been passed by the House. And the Dems/Obama claim the Republicans are balling up the works! BB)

The Hill: Opinion: Dems should pitch budget
By A.B. Stoddard
Shockwaves rippled through Washington this week when the Senate Budget Committee chairman announced he would propose an annual budget resolution and hold a committee vote on it. Gasp! Yet the split-second spasm of regular order soon gave way to paralysis when Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) decided that governing was indeed too difficult in an election year.

Bloomberg: Comeback candidates key to Senate control
By Laura Litvan
Four of the most contested U.S. Senate races in 2012 feature a former officeholder who hasn’t been on the ballot for a dozen or more years. As majority control of the chamber might come down to a seat or two, the question of whether voters again embrace them — and which ones — may be decisive.

GSA scandal exposes waste – of Congress’ time
By Melanie Sloan, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
The revelation that the General Services Administration (GSA) spent $823,000 on a conference in Las Vegas exposed waste on a grand scale – the colossal waste of time by members of Congress rushing to investigate what’s already been investigated and punish those already punished.

EPA finalizes first-ever air pollution rules for natural-gas ‘fracking’By Andrew RestucciaThe Environmental Protection Agency unveiled first-ever regulations Wednesday aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from the natural-gas drilling practice known as “fracking.” (The most abundant, CLEAN and cheap fossil fuel is being targeted by the EPA. I hope the next president dioes away with this monster agency that has done so much to take America down. BB)

North Carolina Dem joins Blue Dogs
By Cameron Joseph
Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.) has joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of fiscally conservative, centrist House Democrats.